Supreme Court to Hear Alabama Voting Rights Challenge Feb. 27

Supreme Court to Hear Alabama Voting Rights Challenge Feb. 27

Mary Mata February 4, 2013

By Associated Press/The Republic The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Feb. 27 on efforts by an Alabama county to stop enforcement of part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, […]

Sotomayor to be 1st Latina to swear in a president or VP

Mary Mata January 7, 2013

By Richard Dunham, Houston Chronicle Click on picture to read story. [Photo Courtesy Supreme Court of U.S.]

Will the Supreme Court Dismantle the Voting Rights Act?

NewsTaco November 21, 2012

By Raul A. Reyes, Other Words Well, that didn’t take long. Just three days after a diverse coalition of voters re-elected President Barack Obama, the Supreme Court announced that it’s […]

Affirmative Action: Should minorities worry about Romney’s silence?

Mary Mata October 16, 2012

By Hope Gillette, Voxxi Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his campaign were silent when asked by the Wall Street Journal to clarify the candidate’s position on Affirmative Action. The topic came […]

Fisher v. Texas: A View of Affirmative Action from Brazil

Mary Mata October 12, 2012

By Tanya K. Hernandez, New America Media The October 10, 2012, Supreme Court argument in the Fisher v. Texas affirmative action case marks a peculiar turning point in the racial history of […]

Business Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Side with University of Texas

NewsTaco October 10, 2012

By Peter Malof, Public News Service AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments today in a Texas case that could affect how colleges and universities across the nation are allowed to […]

The Case Against Race-Based Affirmative Action

Mary Mata October 3, 2012

By Hector Luis Alamo, Jr., Being Latnio On October 10, the Supreme Court will again reconsider the necessity and constitutionality of race-based affirmative action when it hears arguments in the […]

Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata July 24, 2012

Tuesday July 24, 2012 Voting Rights Act petitions reach Supreme Court (Reuters):  Two legal challenges to the Voting Rights Act, a landmark law adopted in 1965 that barred racial discrimination […]

Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata July 9, 2012

Monday July 9, 2012 Former Arizona governor detained at border checkpoint (Associated Press/Fox News Latino):  Former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro, who in the 1970s served as the state’s first and […]

Supreme Court Ruling Could Be Bad Karma For GOP

NewsTaco April 27, 2012

By Victor Landa Two days after the U. S. Supreme Court heard arguments concerning the State of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, most of what we’re reading in the media is a […]